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The illusion of concern | Seth’s Blog When organizations reach scale, digital interactions belie our expectation that someone in charge actually gives a damn. Once there’s…

Problems and the clover | Seth’s Blog Systemic and existential problems dance their way through three circles: If it’s not solvable, we’ll pretend it’s not a…

The Brookings Institution did a fascinating survey series over the last five years. I have two takeways from this: The first is that focused and persistent…

Community resources are easy to take for granted. Unevenly distributed, they’re the sort of thing we miss only when they’re gone. Invisible things are easy to…

In North America, tipping is an unfair system built into the status quo by law. Restaurants aren’t allowed to easily spread tips around, and as a…

The first group cares about the policy. They benefit from it. They’ve organized themselves around it. The second group cares about stability. They have limited bandwidth,…

Sooner or later, we benefit from being well-published. Publishing has nothing to do with printing. It’s the act of taking risks to bring a new idea…

“I’ve never seen you paint” | Seth’s Blog … said the collector to the painter Jasper Johns. “Neither have I.” Watching is different than doing. Trying…

They’re risky (unknown territory leads to unforeseen outcomes) and a very recent phenomenon. A kid dropped off at pre-school, a new boss, a food you’re not…

A cup of coffee costs far more than a glass of water. That’s true even though we can’t live without water. (Most) people can live without…